Clip and method of making the same



Au' .19,' 1930. H. w. PEARCE 1,773,497

' CLIP AND METHOD ,OF MAKING THE SAME Filed April 13, 1929 buzergtwHargld Mfear'ce- Fatezited Aug. 19,1930

Nirn s Para-Mr Fr es HAROLD WILLIAM PEARCE, or rnovrnnucn, nrronnISLAND; assrenon TO THE -WELSH MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF

' RATION OF RHODE ISLAND PROVIDENCE, BEOIQE ISLAND, A CORPO- CLIP -ANDMETHOD CF IEAKING THE SAME Application filed April 13,

The present invention relates to clips for writing implements, likemechanical pencils and fountain pens.

A clip of the above-described character is usually joined to the pen orpencil casing or cover at one end, and its free end is spring pressedinto engagement with the casing or described character,

corresponding to Fig.

its own resiliency. Sometimes, the

cover by given a "slight bend to free end is merely facilitate slippinga pocket flap between the pen or pencil and the clip. Other clips,however, have a more efficient holding device in the form of a terminalhollow ball. As the clips are constituted of sheet material, it reuiresa number of manipulations to produce the ball, which adds to thedifficulty and eX- manufacture of the preferred clip from the sheetmetal blank of Fig. 2 Fig. 4 is a View 3 of the completed clip; and Fig.5 is an end view.

' The sheet-metal blank comprises a body portion .2 and a terminalflange portion 4: joined together by a reduced neck 6. The

portion 8 of the flange portion l is first bent transversely up out ofthe plane of the sheet,

along the line of the neck 6, and around, as

shown in Fig. 3, and the end 10 of the termi nal portion l is then bentaroundsubstantially into contactwith the neck 6. At the same time thatthese transverse bending operations are performed, the terminal portion4: is bent longitudlnally also to produce a bulging barrel-shapedeffect, with the result that the terminal of the clip is provided witharounded or more-or-less spherical surface 12 that has all theefiiciency'of the present- 1923. Serial no. 354,935.

day ball head, but that is nevertheless manu factured muchmore simplyandat very greatly reduced cost. I

Theother end i l of the clip is'joined to the pen or pencil casing orcover 16 in any desired way. V I Modifications will readily occur topersons skilled in the art, and all such are considered to fall withinthe spirit and scope of the in-; vention, as-defined in the appendedclaims.

that is claimed is: i

1. As an article of manufacture, a clip of sheet material having a bodyportion, a terminal portion, and a reduced neck portion between the bodyportion and the terminal port1on, the terminal portion being benttransversely up and around,*-with the end of the terminal portiondisposed adjacent to the neck, the terminal portion being also bentbarrel.

2. As ana-rticleof manufacture, a clip of longitudinally into the shapeof a bulging sheet material having its terminal portion substantiallybulging barrel shaped.

3. As an article of manufacture, a clipof sheet material'having a bodyportion, a terminal portion, and a reduced neck portion between the bodyportion and the terminal portion, the terminal portion beingsubstantially bulging barrel shaped.

4. A method of making a clip that comprises bending the terminal portionofa sheet of material out of the plane of the sheet along a line,bending the terminal portion trans versely into barrel shape so that theend of he terminal portionshall be disposed adj acent to the line, andbending the terminal portion longitudinally into the shape of a bulg- .1111g barrel.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto sub- 0 scribed mv name.

HAROLD WILLIAM PEARCE.

